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Band Of The Hand

1986, Movie, R, 109 mins

Band Of The Hand: Review

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Five tough teenage criminals from divergent economic, racial, and social backgrounds (Carmine, Mitchell, Quinn, Robinson, and Shannon) are taken out of their juvenile-detention facility and unceremoniously dumped in the middle of the Everglades, where a man dressed in black, Lang, steps out of the brush to inform them that they have been paroled to his custody. They will learn to work as a team to survive, or they will die. If they can learn to survive in the wild, they'll get a chance to apply the same principles to urban life--in Miami, their old stomping ground. Although the first hour of BAND OF THE HAND is fairly engrossing as we watch the rowdy, explosive teens slowly discover self-worth, respect for others, and teamwork under the stern guidance of Lang, the rest of the film dissolves into a teenage DIRTY DOZEN that seems to condone and encourage vigilantism. Major conceptual problems aside, BAND OF THE HAND does feature a solid performance by Lang. Unfortunately, the five teenagers are basically a colorless lot, none of whom generates much interest. The mocie is thus a combination of a weak script and mediocre players. leave a comment
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